title: Implant overdenture with a tapered bar and Lew passive attachments: clinical report.
abstract: Although the Lew attachment was originally developed in 1977 to provide retention for overdentures fabricated in conjunction with subperiosteal implants, these attachments can be used with other types of implants. A case is presented describing the use of Lew attachments with a tapered bar and seven root form implants.
authors.affiliation: Park Dental Research Corporation, New York, NY 10001, USA.
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wimmer
mesh_terms: D003735:Dental Casting Technique; D003758:Dental Implantation, Endosseous / Q000379:methods; D003779:Denture Design; D003781:Denture Retention / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003828:Denture, Overlay; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009066:Mouth, Edentulous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography